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<h2><b>set lats</b></h2>
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<code>set lats <i>arguments</i></code>
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Valid <code><i>arguments</i></code> are: 
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parmtab    <i>filename</i> 
convention [ grads_grib | grib_only | coards ]
calendar   [ standard | noleap | clim | climleap ]
frequency  [ yearly | monthly | monthly_table_comp | weekly | daily | hourly | forecast_hourlyfixed] 
delatat    <i>n</i>  
fhour      <i>n</i>
model      <i>model_name</i>
center     <i>center_name</i>
create     <i>filename</i>
comment    <i>string</i>
gridtype   [ linear | gaussian | generic ]
vertdim    DIMNAME <i>val1 val2 ... valN</i> 
var        VARNAME [ average | accum | instant ] LEVEL_ID
timeoption [ grid | dim_env ]
write      VAR_ID <i>level</i> 
close 
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<h3>Usage Notes</h3>
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<h3>Examples </h3>
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set lats parmtab lats.ncep.MRFtable
set lats convention coards
set lats calendar standard
set lats frequency hourly
set lats deltat 6
set lats fhour 120
set lats model MRF
set lats center NCEP
set lats create MRF.EXP1
set lats comment "Latest MRF forecast with convection update"
set lats gridtype gaussian
set lats vertdim plev 1000 850 500 200
set lats var u instant 1
set lats v timeoption dim_env (use the GrADS dimension environment)
set lats write 1 500 (return from t lats var)
set lats close
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